Iran strikes inside Pakistan following IRGC missile attacks in Iraq, Syria

Adam Lucente

Jan 16, 2024

A Shahab-3 surface-to-surface missile is displayed next to a portrait of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a street exhibition by Iran's army and paramilitary Revolutionary Guard force to celebrate "Defense Week", marking the 41st anniversary of the start of 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war, at the Baharestan Square in Tehran, on Sept. 25, 2021. — A Shahab-3 surface-to-surface missile is displayed next to a portrait of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a street exhibition to celebrate "Defense Week" at the Baharestan Square in Tehran, on Sept. 25, 2021. — ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images

Iran said it struck headquarters of a Sunni armed group in Pakistan just hours after its deadly strikes in Iraq and Syria.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated Tasnim news agency reported that sites belonging to Jaish al-Adl (Army of Justice) in Balochistan were struck with missiles and drones. Further details were not immediately available.

Later on Tuesday, the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said it "strongly condemns the unprovoked violation of its airspace by Iran," adding that the attack resulted in the death of two innocent children and injuries to three girls.

"It is even more concerning that this illegal act has taken place despite the existence of several channels of communication between Pakistan and Iran," said the ministry.